# -*- coding: utf-8 -*- """ Adding __str__() or __unicode__() to models Although it's not a strict requirement, each model should have a ``_str__()`` or ``__unicode__()`` method to return a "human-readable" representation of the object. Do this not only for your own sanity when dealing with the interactive prompt, but also because objects' representations are used throughout Django's automatically-generated admin. Normally, you should write ``__unicode__()`` method, since this will work for all field types (and Django will automatically provide an appropriate ``__str__()`` method). However, you can write a ``__str__()`` method directly, if you prefer. You must be careful to encode the results correctly, though. """ from django.db import models from django.utils.encoding import python_2_unicode_compatible class Article(models.Model): headline = models.CharField(max_length=100) pub_date = models.DateTimeField() def __str__(self): # Caution: this is only safe if you are certain that headline will be # in ASCII. return self.headline @python_2_unicode_compatible class InternationalArticle(models.Model): headline = models.CharField(max_length=100) pub_date = models.DateTimeField() def __str__(self): return self.headline